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SF Giants outfielder Bryce Johnson suffers a concussion

SF Giants outfielder Bryce Johnson made a spectacular catch on Wednesday night, but suffered a concussion on the play crashing into the wall.

Marc Delucchi

SF Giants outfielder Bryce Johnson suffers a concussion
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The SF Giants ended their first homestand of the season with a 10-5 loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday night. The Giants jumped out to a 3-0 early, and in the top of the fourth inning, center fielder Bryce Johnson made an incredible catch against the wall to save multiple runs. However, he remained on the ground for several minutes after the play and was removed from the game with a concussion.

"Bryce was tested for and has been diagnosed with a concussion," Giants manager Gabe Kapler said during his postgame media availability. "He is likely to hit the IL for us. I just want to confirm that with our medical staff before I say that definitively."

Johnson was a surprising omission from the Giants Opening Day roster, but he was quickly called up from Triple-A early this season and has seen ample playing time against left-handed starting pitchers. In 10 games this season, Johnson is hitting .150/.150/.300 with 10 strikeouts in 20 plate appearances.

"Huge play in the game, obviously," Kapler described Johnson's catch postgame. "At the time, it would qualify as game saving. It was the biggest moment in the game to that point and probably the highest-leverage moment on paper, and he made a tremendous play and us in."

With SF Giants outfielders Austin Slater and Mitch Haniger already on the injured list, they were already short on outfielders before Johnson went down. Corner bat Matt Beaty and utility man Brett Wisely (Giants #22 prospect) who was a career infielder before playing center field this spring, are the remaining outfielders on the 40-man roster at Triple-A. Granted, Luis Matos (Giants #4 prospect) is a right-handed hitting center fielder who is off to a scorching hot start at Double-A. However, the Giants have moved Matos slowly through the minors.

 

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MARC DELUCCHI

Marc Delucchi (he/they/she) serves as the Managing Editor at Giants Baseball Insider, leading their SF Giants coverage. As a freelance journalist, he has previously covered the San Francisco Giants at Around the Foghorn and McCovey Chronicles. He also currently contributes to Niners Nation, Golden State of Mind, and Baseball Prospectus. He has previously been featured in several other publications, including SFGate, ProFootballRumors, Niners Wire, GrandStand Central, Call to the Pen, and Just Baseball. Over his journalistic career, Marc has conducted investigations into how one prep baseball player lost a college opportunity during the pandemic (Baseball Prospectus) and the rampant mistreatment of players at the University of Hawaii football program under former head coach Todd Graham (SFGate). He has also broken dozens of news stories around professional baseball, primarily around the SF Giants organization, including the draft signing of Kyle Harrison, injuries and promotions to top prospects like Heliot Ramos, and trade details in the Kris Bryant deal. Marc received a Bachelor's degree from Kenyon College with a major in economics and a minor in Spanish. During his time in college, he conducted a summer research project attempting to predict the future minor-league performance of NCAA hitters, worked as a data analyst for the school's Women's basketball team, and worked as a play-by-play announcer/color commentator for the basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He also worked as an amateur baseball scout with the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (later renamed Evolution Metrix), scouting high school and college players for three draft cycles. For tips and inquiries, feel free to reach out to Marc directly on Twitter or via email (delucchimarc@gmail.com).

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